{"id":6576,"date":"2026-10-01T09:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=6576"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:28:17","slug":"chelsea-want-to-sign-e80m-man-united-target-after-watching-him-in-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=6576","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea want to sign \u20ac80m Man United target after watching him in Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea and Manchester United could be set to go head-to-head for the signature of one central defender in the new year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blues<\/a> signed Maxence Lacroix from another one of their Premier League rivals, Crystal Palace, in the summer. Yet they appear to be open to signing another centre-back.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea are reportedly interested in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Jarell Quansah<\/a>, and they are now being linked with Benfica\u2019s Tomas Araujo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You can have TWO Man City players, who are you picking and why? \ud83d\udc40<\/h3>\n

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According to TEAMtalk<\/a>, Chelsea and United are both becoming \u201cincreasingly keen\u201d on signing Araujo after watching him star in Benfica\u2019s 2-0 Champions League win over AC Milan last month. The same report claims that the 24-year-old has an \u20ac80m (\u00a363m) release clause in his contract.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time that Araujo has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge. Last year, it was reported that Araujo was actually Chelsea\u2019s priority target<\/a> for the 2025 summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

The potential arrival of Araujo would likely see one of Chelsea\u2019s current centre-halves leave the club. Lacroix has just joined the Blues, while Levi Colwill is rated very highly at Cobham. It means Wesley Fofana is the likeliest candidate to be sold.<\/p>\n

Josh Acheampong is another centre-back you could envision departing Chelsea for more game time, but only on loan. He is one player who is viewed as untouchable by the club.<\/p>\n

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